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Christianity, Philosophy, and Roman Power - Constantine, Julian, and the Bishops on Exegesis and Empire

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"Shows that the paradox of the late antique clash between Christianity and Greco-Roman culture is that classical culture wrote the script for the Christianisation of Roman power. Emperor Julian's writings reveal the continuous influence of traditional philosophical ideals in shaping the competition between fourth-century pagan and Christian leaders"--

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Introduction; Part I. At Constantius' Court: Julian Caeser: 1. How philosophers should take compliments when they happen to become kings; 2. Climbing the ladder; Part II. Making and Breaking Constantine: Julian Augustus; 3. Holy hermeneutics; 4. A life for a life; Part III. After Julian: Philosophy in the World: 5. Those who know if the emperor knows; 6. Wisdom for the many, and wisdom for the few; Conclusions.

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LEA NICCOLAI is Assistant Professor in Late Antique History at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Trinity College.

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Shows that the paradox of the late antique clash between Christianity and Greco-Roman culture is that classical culture wrote the script for the Christianisation of Roman power. Emperor Julian's writings reveal the continuous influence of traditional philosophical ideals in shaping the competition between fourth-century pagan and Christian leaders.

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